ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292054
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| Date: | Saturday 15 July 2006 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182A Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Malone Parachute Club |
| Registration: | N2186G |
| MSN: | 51486 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plattsburgh, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Plattsburgh-Clinton County Airport, NY (PLB/KPLB) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot of the Cessna 182A, he was returning to land after completing a skydiving drop. The descent, and the downwind and base legs of the traffic pattern were uneventful; however, after turning onto the final leg, the pilot attempted to add power, and the engine "cut out." The pilot checked the mixture, magnetos and throttle, but the engine did not regain power. In order to clear trees, the pilot reduced airspeed to stall speed, and the airplane landed short of the runway. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, there was adequate fuel onboard, and there were no mechanical anomalies noted, but the carburetor heat was off. A plot of the ambient temperature and dew point on a carburetor icing probability chart revealed the likelihood of "serious [carburetor] icing at glide power."
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to utilize carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice and subsequent engine failure. Factors included the carburetor icing conditions and trees in the forced landing area.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC06CA119
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Oct-2022 13:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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